Scottish home stops taking Irish teens

A SCOTTISH facility for seriously troubled youths which had previously taken referrals from the HSE is no longer going to do so as it needs the beds for its own young people.

Leading child lawyer Catherine Ghent said that the Kibble Institute in Scotland, which is currently looking after two young Irish people, will not be available as an option for under-pressure services anymore.

The unit took children in need of secure care, for whom no places were available in Ireland due to the serious nature of their troubles, or when they had exhausted all options here.